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Mitrolithus lenticularis

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Parhabdolithaceae

Taxonomy
Mitrolithus lenticularis was named by Bown (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mitrolithus lenticularis Bown

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderStephanolithiales
familyParhabdolithaceaeBown 1987
genusMitrolithusDeflandre 1954
specieslenticularis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Middle Toarcian or 190.80000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian196.5 - 183.0Morocco Mitrolithus lenticularis (205764 205769 205779)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Jaén) Mitrolithus lenticularis (201752 201753 201754 201755 201756 201758 201759)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Spain (Jaén) Mitrolithus lenticularis (201665 201666 201667 201668 201669 201670 201671 201672 201673 201674 201675 201676 201677 201678 201685 201750 201751)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) Mitrolithus lenticularis (201796 201798 201800 201802 201803 201808)